Aqua Products
ECHO Combi Mat

It’s alright having all the state of the art alarms, rods, reels and accessories to help you catch your target fish, but unless you have the right equipment to ensure the creatures' safety when it is out of the water and on the bank, these items are worthless. Way too much emphasis is placed on catching big fish these days and not enough education or effort is placed on how to care for the creature and the right equipment to use once you have it on the bank.

Without question one of, if not the most important piece of equipment any carp or big fish angler should have is a top quality unhooking mat. One of the more popular styles and designs currently available is the Aqua Combi Mat. This tried and thoroughly tested unhooking mat has earned many accolades over the years for its all round fish protection, versatility and functionality. In fact it is so well respected within the sport that it now carries the ECHO logo.

The Combi Mat is made from Duratexx® which is a quick drying durable, yet soft fish friendly material. The Combi Mat offers a 1200mm (w) x 50mm (h) x 700mm (d) safe padded area for you to unhook your fish on but the Combi Mat's abilities don’t stop there. You can also use it as a weighing sling and it also makes a safe non-restrictive way of returning your quarry back to the water, thanks to the fish retaining flap that has fully baffled all round zips and will fully encapsulate a fish once secured.

Final Thoughts

I have had a proper play around with the Aqua Products Combi Mat and after inspecting all pegging points, zips and the general build quality of the product it is clear to see why ECHO never had second thought about putting their logo on the product. It has all the vital statistics you would want from an unhooking matt with a few extra features for good measure.

This very basic but classically designed piece of fish care equipment is more than capable of protecting even the biggest of fish (50lbs plus). It comes supplied in a light weight, pull string carry sack to make transportation very easy. The Aqua Products Combi Mat will set you back £64.99 but this is a small price to pay for a piece of equipment that can multi task and amply protect your next fish capture from damage.

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